Shadowing Practice: [B2 LISTENING] - Interview with an air traffic controller "Jake Watson" - Learn English Speaking with Video
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With me on Careers Talk is Jake Watson, who's an air traffic controller, making sure planes take off and land safely at a busy airport.
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Jake, welcome.
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We've got many questions emailed by our teenage listeners.
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OK.
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First, Sarah asks what you find challenging about your job.
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The job's extremely interesting, but it's not easy.
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Obviously, it involves keeping radio contact with aircraft and directing their movements.
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I also have to provide information to pilots about weather conditions, for example, so there's a lot involved.
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I get to use advanced radio communication to maintain contact with pilots.
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I also speak to air authorities to make sure planes pass safely through their airspace.
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And it's when I have to deal with all this at once that I'm really stretched.
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Ben asks how you ended up doing such an unusual job.
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I've always loved being around airports.
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After graduating in aircraft engineering, I got my private pilot's licence.
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I'd always wanted to become a commercial pilot.
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But then I was offered a job in aircraft maintenance.
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That was pressured at times, so it was good training.
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And I was lucky enough to be getting a good salary.
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But after a while, it became a bit routine, so I started looking at what else was available and saw the job advertised.
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Samantha wants to know how hard it was to get the job.
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The selection process was tough.
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I was given lots of tasks, like problem solving to test my analytical skills, which I'd been nervous about.
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To my surprise, I had no problems with them.
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I've always been good at math, which probably helped.
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Actually, I thought math would be a basic necessity for this work and that doing the job would make me even better at it.
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In fact, only straightforward calculations are involved.
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Anyway, I got through.
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Peter asks how you felt when you first took charge of landing a plane without any help.
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Yes, well, as a trainee, you're used to having someone listening to you when you're talking to pilots, but eventually you have to do it alone, of course.
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My instructors assured me that I'd had all the necessary preparation.
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I wasn't convinced, but in fact the whole thing happened almost without me realising it.
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I'd been so absorbed in what I was doing, it was only afterwards that I remembered no one had been there checking up on me.
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So it was fine.
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B asks what air controllers do when the weather's foggy.
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Well, they airport's near a river, so some days everything's covered in dense fog.
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Then the regular buzz of activity dies down, and there's just screens lighting up with wind speed reports and so on, which we still keep a close eye on.
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It doesn't mean we can relax completely.
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The fog can hang around for hours or clear within minutes.
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We make the most of those times when we're not dealing with 50 planes an hour, though.
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Now, a question from Richard.
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Are you aware of how much people hate flight delays?
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Well, controllers actually work to speed up flight departures, but I realise why people get frustrated when flights are running late.
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I know from experience, though, that it doesn't do any good.
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I do sometimes feel sorry for passengers, but the delay in departure schedules isn't something I let myself get concerned about up in the control tower.
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The departure times are decided according to the routes aircraft take, among other things, but that's hard to get that over to passengers.
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Finally, I read that air traffic controllers recently helped out with an air display at the airport.
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How did that go?
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Really well.
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We'd spent several months preparing for it.
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It was amazing how little disruption there was to flights.
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My job was talking to helicopter pilots filming the display, as well as monitoring other aircraft at the show.
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I hadn't expected to see quite such big crowds.
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It was certainly a satisfying feeling when it was over, and nothing had gone wrong.
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Thanks, Jake.
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau B2 is gebaseerd op de video “[B2 LISTENING] - Interview with an air traffic controller "Jake Watson"”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: pilot, aircraft, controller, asks, plane. Deze video bevat 54 zinnen en 675 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 3:49. De spreker praat in een natuurlijk tempo van ongeveer 177 woorden per minuut, dicht bij een alledaags gesprek. Slechts 80% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is pittig.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
De 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| mathematics zelfstandig naamwoord | /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/ | wiskunde, mathematiek |
| airspace zelfstandig naamwoord | luchtruim | |
| frustrate werkwoord | /ˈfɹʌsˌtɹeɪt/ | frustreren |
| trainee zelfstandig naamwoord | /tɹeɪˈni/ | stagiair, stagiaire |
| listener zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈlɪs(ə)nɚ/ | luisteraar, toehoorder |
| advertise werkwoord | /ˈædvɚˌtaɪ̯z/ | adverteren |
| disruption zelfstandig naamwoord | /dɪsˈɹʌpʃən/ | onderbreking, ontregeling |
| calculation zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˌkælkjuˈleɪʃn̩/ | berekening |
| absorb werkwoord | /æbˈsɔɹb/ | absorberen, (in zich) opnemen |
| straightforward bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˌstɹeɪtˈfɔː(ɹ)wə(ɹ)d/ | makkelijk, eenvoudig |
| necessity zelfstandig naamwoord | /nɪˈsɛsəti/ | behoefte |
| satisfy werkwoord | /ˈsætɪsfaɪ/ | voldoen, voldoende zijn |
| dense bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈdɛns/ | dicht |
| instructor zelfstandig naamwoord | /ɪnˈstɹʌktɚ/ | leermeester, leermeesteres |
| buzz zelfstandig naamwoord | /bʌz/ | zoem |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| end up werkwoord | belanden, terechtkomen |
| take off werkwoord | uittrekken, afzetten |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- We've got many questions emailed by our teenage listeners.
- I've always loved being around airports.
- I'd always wanted to become a commercial pilot.
- I've always been good at math, which probably helped.
- It doesn't mean we can relax completely.
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet | was offered · was pressured · was given |
| Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telt | I've always loved · I've always been |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 17 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'd, doesn't, I've. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: disruption /dɪsˈɹʌpʃən/, calculation /ˌkælkjuˈleɪʃn̩/, assure /əˈʃʊɹ/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/, analytical /ˌæn.əˈlɪt.ɪ.kəl/, necessity /nɪˈsɛsəti/, helicopter /ˈheliːˌkɔptə(ɹ)/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: advertise /ˈædvɚˌtaɪ̯z/, absorb /æbˈsɔɹb/, straightforward /ˌstɹeɪtˈfɔː(ɹ)wə(ɹ)d/, buzz /bʌz/, teenage /ˈtiːneɪd͡ʒ/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/, advertise /ˈædvɚˌtaɪ̯z/, analytical /ˌæn.əˈlɪt.ɪ.kəl/, calculation /ˌkælkjuˈleɪʃn̩/, absorb /æbˈsɔɹb/
Zo oefen je met deze video
- Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
- Begin op 0,75× snelheid, spreek zin voor zin na en ga terug naar normale snelheid zodra het makkelijk gaat.
- Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als mathematics, airspace, frustrate.
Wat is de Shadowing-techniek?
Shadowing is een wetenschappelijk onderbouwde taalleermethode die oorspronkelijk is ontwikkeld voor professionele tolkentraining en gepopulariseerd door polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. De methode is eenvoudig maar krachtig: je luistert naar native Engelse audio en herhaalt het onmiddellijk hardop — als een schaduw die de spreker volgt met slechts 1–2 seconden vertraging. In tegenstelling tot passief luisteren of grammaticadrills, dwingt shadowing je hersenen en mondspieren om echte spraakpatronen tegelijkertijd te verwerken en te reproduceren. Onderzoek toont aan dat het de uitspraaknauwkeurigheid, intonatie, ritme, verbonden spraak, luisterbegrip en spreekvaardigheid aanzienlijk verbetert — waardoor het een van de meest effectieve methoden is voor IELTS Speaking-voorbereiding en echte Engelse communicatie.